पञ्चाङ्ग — Mathurā · December 31, 1931 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.16 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः।

तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम्।।5.16।।
"5.16 Surely wisdom is like the sun, revealing the supreme truth to those whose ignorance is dispelled by the wisdom of the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1338
Malayalam Era: 1107
Nanakshahi: 462
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra152.26°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.01°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha238.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.45°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra284.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani271.15°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

Mathurā — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 14:59
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla09:46 – 11:04
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:10 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:28 – 09:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:46 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:04 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:59 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:17 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:35 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:17 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:59 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:04 – 03:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:46 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:28 – 07:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 77.6737°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838241.27
Julian Day2426706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9030°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.83°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (22.9030°), declination -23.17°, EoT -3.26 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 1931-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)